RP
ɒ
Latin small letter turned alpha
Between open and half-open, back, slightly-rounded; checked (short), lax (weak)
For the articulation of RP /ɒ/ the back of the tongue is in the fully open position. The lips are slightly rounding and no contact is made between the tongue and the upper molars. The quality is that of an open lip-rounded CV 5 [ɑ] = secondary CV 13 [ɒ].
Spelling
| <o> | cod /kɒd/ , dock /dɒk/ , response /rɪˈspɒns/ , constant /ˈkɒnstənt/, holiday /ˈhɒlədeɪ/ , comic /ˈkɒmɪk/ | ||||||
| <w, wh, qu > + <a> | was /wɒz/ , wander /ˈwɒndə/ , what /wɒt/ , quarrel /ˈkwɒrəl/ | ||||||
| <ou, ow> | cough /kɒf/ , trough /trɒf/, Gloucester /ˈɡlɒstə/ | ||||||
| <au> | because /bɪˈkɒz/ , cauliflower /ˈkɒlɪflaʊə/ | ||||||
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Examples
| tock /ˈtɒk/ |
| tog /ˈtɒɡ/ |
| cough /kɒf/ |
| wander /ˈwɒndə/ |
| because /bɪˈkɒz/ |
| donkey /ˈdɒŋki/ |
| knowledge /ˈnɒlɪdʒ/ |
| revolver /rɪˈvɒlvə/ |
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Tommy and Polly wandered around Gloucester and Oxford.
/ˈtɒmi ənd ˈpɒli ˈwɒndəd əˈraʊnd ˈɡlɒstər ənd ˈɒksfəd/ |
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Sorry, what's wrong with washing socks?
/ˈsɒri ˈwɒts ˈrɒŋ wɪð ˈwɒʃɪŋ ˈsɒks/ |
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Everybody would want a long holiday in Australia.
/ˈevrɪbɒdi wʊd ˈwɒnt ə ˈlɒŋ ˈhɒlədeɪ ɪn ɒsˈtreɪliə/ |
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If pros and cons are opposite, is progress the opposite of congress?
/ɪf ˈprəʊz ənd ˈkɒnz ər ˈɒpəzɪt ˈɪz ˈprəʊɡres ði ˈɒpəzɪt əv ˈkɒŋɡres/ |
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Top chopsticks shops stock top chopsticks.
/ˈtɒp ˈtʃɒpstɪks ˈʃɒps ˈstɒk ˈtɒp ˈtʃɒpstɪks / |
Pronunciation
The back of the tongue is placed just above the open position. The lips are slightly rounded and no contact is made between the tongue and the upper molars. The soft palate is raised (unless followed by a nasal).
PSp
o
Latin small letter o
Half-open back vowel.
When we pronounce this sound, he back of the tongue is raised towards the soft palate, between the half-open and the half-close position. The lips are rounded. The vocal folds vibrate during the production of this sound.
Spelling
Examples
| origen |
| cosa |
| coro |
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Pronunciation
The back of the tongue is raised towards the soft palate, between the half-open and the half-close position. The lips are rounded. The vocal folds vibrate during the production of this sound.
